Burning Ink exhibition
I took part in the Geneva edition of the Burning Ink exhibition in Switzerland.
What is Burning Ink?
Burning Ink is a group art exhibition with a unique concept.
The idea is to gather international artists to produce original handmade drawings. During an exhibition, attendees can buy one of the drawings. The twist is that the buyer will not go back home with the paper version of the artwork. A professional tattoo artist will ink them with the drawing. At the end of the group exhibition, we burn the remaining drawings.
The artworks can only survive on people’s skins. Get your skin ready!
How did I join Burning Ink Geneva?
A couple of years ago I took part in the Paris edition of Burning Ink.
This time Burning Ink move to Switzerland.
After several shows across New York, London, Berlin, Madrid and Istanbul, the show took place at The Square Gallery Geneva.
The curator invited me to join the group exhibition.
DC Shoes present the art show and Vince Pages (Nuit Noire) will ink tattoo the art pieces.
Final version of the drawing I did for the Geneva edition of Burning Ink.
Making of the artwork
Discover how I did my drawing for Burning Ink.
The artwork took me about two days to complete. I used a cheap ball-point pen and drew on an acid-free art paper.
Take a look on the step by step process to complete the artwork.
This is one of the earliest stage of the process. You can see how I started to draw the piece for Burning Ink.
On the evening of the first day of work I finished with the upper part of the drawing.
On the second day I worked fast. The bottom part of my character was easier to draw.
At this point I was almost finished. I just had to draw the feet and I was ready to send the artwork to the Burning Ink headquarter.
Final version of the artwork for Burning Ink 2013.
Behind Burning Ink
Erwann Lameignère created and curated Burning Ink.
Erwann is also the editor-in-chief of Redux magazine.
The man also produces art events and parties under the name Collectif Combo.
DC Shoes presents and supports Burning Ink.
Discover the video teaser to present Burning Ink:
Cute girls, free drinks, great art, slick tattoos. Don’t forget to check the cool pictures of the opening night!
